[Arkshine]

From what I'm seeing It's not really the same for CS, though the part to retrieve -maxplayers value is the same.

You could easily replacing all the "32" reference, but I'm not sure that it would be enough.

[01101101]

Anyway I ask, can slots be changed in runtime? (Since off course orpheu works in runtime)

[joaquimandrade]

Changing the slots was once possible with a plugin that used memhack. I don't know if it still is but maybe. Making it bigger than 32 is almost impossible and you would also have to patch all the clients.

[joropito]

Originally Posted by joaquimandrade Changing the slots was once possible with a plugin that used memhack. I don't know if it still is but maybe. Making it bigger than 32 is almost impossible and you would also have to patch all the clients.

Why patch clients?

As I understand, the client can connect and gets disconnected if server is full of players.

[joaquimandrade]

Originally Posted by joropito Why patch clients? As I understand, the client can connect and gets disconnected if server is full of players.

Because, i guess, they have to store information from all the clients.

[joaquimandrade]

I was testing TFC (and it was the first time I played it ) so I'm sharing some files for functions of it.

This is the script I've tested it

PHP Code:

#include <amxmodx>
#include <fakemeta>

#define PLUGIN    "New Plugin"
#define AUTHOR    "Unknown"
#define VERSION    "1.0"

#include <orpheu>

public plugin_precache()
{
    new OrpheuFunction:TeamFortress_Concuss = OrpheuGetFunctionFromClass("player","TeamFortress_Concuss","CBaseEntity")
    OrpheuRegisterHook(TeamFortress_Concuss,"OnTeamFortress_Concuss")
    
    new OrpheuFunction:TF_TakeConcussionBlast = OrpheuGetFunctionFromClass("player","TeamFortress_TakeConcussionBlast","CBaseEntity")
    OrpheuRegisterHook(TF_TakeConcussionBlast,"OnTF_TakeConcussionBlast")
}

public OnTeamFortress_Concuss(id,ent)
{
    static classname[32]
    pev(ent,pev_classname,classname,31)
        
    server_print("Concuss %d %s",id,classname)
    client_print(0,print_console,"Concuss %d %s",id,classname)
}

public OnTF_TakeConcussionBlast(id,ent,Float:x)
{
    OrpheuSetParam(3,1000.0)
        
    server_print("Concuss %d %d",id,ent)
    client_print(0,print_console,"Concuss %d %d %f",id,ent,x)
} 


The change of the float parameter made me fly
Extract files to the folder "orpheu/configs"

[ConnorMcLeod]

Even if you manage to make a more than 32 slots server, game will be buggy as lot of vars can only handle 32 clients like vars that handle a mask of players.
Eample i have in mind is HurtTouch from triggers.cpp :

	// HACKHACK -- In multiplayer, players touch this based on packet receipt.
	// So the players who send packets later aren't always hurt.  Keep track of
	// how much time has passed and whether or not you've touched that player
	if ( g_pGameRules->IsMultiplayer() )
	{
		if ( pev->dmgtime > gpGlobals->time )
		{
			if ( gpGlobals->time != pev->pain_finished )
			{// too early to hurt again, and not same frame with a different entity
				if ( pOther->IsPlayer() )
				{
					int playerMask = 1 << (pOther->entindex() - 1);

					// If I've already touched this player (this time), then bail out
					if ( pev->impulse & playerMask )
						return;

					// Mark this player as touched
					// BUGBUG - There can be only 32 players!
					pev->impulse |= playerMask;
				}
				else
				{
					return;
				}
			}
		}
		else
		{
			// New clock, "un-touch" all players
			pev->impulse = 0;
			if ( pOther->IsPlayer() )
			{
				int playerMask = 1 << (pOther->entindex() - 1);

				// Mark this player as touched
				// BUGBUG - There can be only 32 players!
				pev->impulse |= playerMask;
			}
		}
	}

That should not be the only place where such things exists.

And last, i think that 2 times some dudes found a way to change maxplayers, and those 2 times steam made an update to prevent it, and i think that would be unfair to change maxplayer if you rent a server.

[joropito]

Originally Posted by ConnorMcLeod Even if you manage to make a more than 32 slots server, game will be buggy as lot of vars can only handle 32 clients like vars that handle a mask of players. Eample i have in mind is HurtTouch from triggers.cpp :

Yes, and in function that uses the constant MAX_PLAYERS or something like that.

I think the hardcoded limit of 32 players is associated with 32-bit processors and the code simplification.

[01101101]

Originally Posted by joropito Yes, and in function that uses the constant MAX_PLAYERS or something like that. I think the hardcoded limit of 32 players is associated with 32-bit processors and the code simplification.

I don't get the relation of 32 players and 32 bit processors

[Exolent[jNr]]

32-bit processors can only hold 32-bit values.

Binary:
1111 1111 1111 1111 1111 1111 1111 1111
Decimal:
4294967295

Parts of the game like Connor showed use bitsums of player indexes.

int playerMask = 1 << (pOther->entindex() - 1);

The max you can shift 1 left is 31 positions.

Binary:
1000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 (player id 32 -> 1<<(32-1) -> 1<<31)
Decimal:
2147483648

2147483648 is less than 4294967295.

Binary:
0001 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 (player id 33 -> 1<<(33-1) -> 1<<32)
Decimal:
4294967296

4294967296 is greater than 4294967295, thus causing errors since the 32-bit processor cannot hold such a large number.